diff --git a/news/9273.bugfix.rst b/news/9273.bugfix.rst
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+Fix a regression that made ``pip wheel`` do a VCS export instead of a VCS clone
+for editable requirements. This broke VCS requirements that need the VCS
+information to build correctly.
diff --git a/news/9337.bugfix.rst b/news/9337.bugfix.rst
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+Fix ``pip download`` of editable VCS requirements that need VCS information
+to build correctly.
diff --git a/news/9338.removal.rst b/news/9338.removal.rst
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+Remove the VCS export feature that was used only with editable VCS
+requirements and had correctness issues.